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Micranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea
SynonymsSaxifraga careyana A.Gray
 Micranthes tennesseensis (Small) Small
 Saxifraga tennesseensis Small
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-1600m
Descriptionleaves ovate to orbiculate-ovate, abaxially red, sparsely pubescent, long petiolate, scapes glandular pubescent, cymules lax, forming panicle, petals yellow variegate, 2-3mm
Size8-40cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory Northern America
     Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Georgia , Kentucky , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.[Small] 501, 1331 (1903)

Basionym:
Saxifraga careyana A.Gray, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 42(1): 32 (1841)

Synonyms:
Micranthes tennesseensis (Small) Small
Saxifraga tennesseensis Small

se. USA
78 ALA GEO KTY NCA TEN VRG

500-1600m

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